Control Magic effects and threaten effects like Act of Treason can steal commanders as well
If you've already got a lot of cards from The First Chapter, apart from the guaranteed foils in the 2 decks, it might be more cost-effective to put your money towards boosters, unless you're looking to pick up the cards from either of the starter sets quickly, then the fixed nature of the decks will get you those quicker than randomized boosters
Unfortuantely, the win condition on Hedron Alignment is far too convoluted to attempt seriously in any competitive formats
We're also going to get some value from death triggers by adding Flitting GuerrillaFlitting Guerrilla, RingskipperRingskipper, and Surveilling SpriteSurveilling Sprite
It's even a "may" ability, so you don't deck yourself
The Basic variant of this card is highly sought after by players who want to utilize its overpowered Frenzied Gouging attack, as it KOs your opponents Active Pokemon.